Archive for November, 2007
Codes for BIOS beeps
I hope you never have to use this tip but some day your computer may not boot properly. If the problem is faulty RAM or video card, you may hear some beeps from the computer. This link gives the codes for what the beeps mean for the common types of BIOS.
A raspberry for the Google Phone
Not everybody is cheering the Google Phone. Cranky John Dvorak throws cold water on the idea in his article, The Google Phone Is Doomed.
Vista incompatibilities
Vista was released for general use at the end of January but according to a PC World article, Vista Is Still Plagued by Incompatibilities. The article summarizes:
Nine months since its release, lots of hardware and software products still don’t work with Microsoft’s operating system, including some that are certified as Vista compatible.
How much blame [...]
How to hide your email address from spambots
Robot programs called “spambots” are constantly trolling the Internet for email addresses to add to spam lists. If you ever post your email address on any site that spambots can get to, you’ll soon be getting a mailbox full of spam. That would include forums, chatrooms, blog comments, or anything public. One possible solution is [...]
Extended warranties
When buying a personal computer or other consumer electronics, one decision that always comes up is whether to purchase extended warranty coverage. For a PC, adding a two year service contract to the basic warranty can cost several hundred dollars so it represents a considerable additional cost. Personally, I don’t buy extra protection but many [...]
More Google
Here’s what Google says about the new mobile operating system:
Despite all of the very interesting speculation over the last few months, we’re not announcing a Gphone. However, we think what we are announcing — the Open Handset Alliance and Android — is more significant and ambitious than a single phone. In fact, through the joint [...]
Google keeps rolling
Google is big in the news - again, still.
First, we have the report that Google’s stock market valuation is now the fifth largest of all US stocks. That’s right; the market values Google as worth more than Procter and Gamble or BankAmerica or Cisco Systems.
Next, we have the Google Phone followed by the [...]
List all the drivers on your system
Drivers are software that tell Windows how to interface to something. They are needed for your hardware like printers and video cards and many other components. Out-of-date or incorrect drivers are often a source of problems. The need for new drivers is always one of the trouble spots when a new operating system is introduced. [...]
Tips for buying LCD monitors
In the market for an LCD monitor? Get help from a useful guide at X-bit Labs. There is also good information about the different kinds of LCD displays at this link.
Command line tip #5 - How to save the output of a command to the clipboard with clip.exe
Tip #4 showed how to save the output of a command to a text file. However, sometimes you may want to be able to insert the output into some other type of file. In that case, sending the output to the clipboard will do the trick. In Vista, there is a utility file called clip.exe [...]